Joy Phenix's Blog

This video was posted earlier this week, and, once again,  I wish I were in a position to do something like this.  I would love to go to the Alps, strap on this contraption and fly.  Do you remember the Rope Swing and the Frenchies who “fly”?  Jetman sees their adventure and raises it up [...]

” Do one thing every day that scares you.”   – Elenore Roosevelt Team Phenix went west for Spring Break this year.  We had such an incredible time with family that we knew “re-entry” to real life would be tough.   Right on cue, on Monday morning my son dutifully sat at breakfast sobbing, “I just don’t [...]

We are very excited to be heading here…     To eat some local cuisine…   Taste some local juice… Take a spin around “town”   Get some pool time…   And, of course, some beach time.   But what we’re looking forward to most is seeing this cast of characters! Team Fletcher   The [...]

And have you ever thought about documenting your journey with all of the “strangers” around you? You HAVE to love people if you’re going to make a trip and video like this. I Love People: 5,000 Miles, 930 People, 162 Seconds from Benjamin Jenks on Vimeo. Whatever you’re doing this Friday, enjoy the ride and, [...]

I’m flying today, but not like this. A girl can dream.   Share on Facebook

There is one piece of technology that makes travel 100% more palatable to me, and that’s iChat on my computer (Apple Facetime works too!).  I am so incredibly grateful that my company set me up with such a perfect device for working remotely.  Every evening when I’m on the road and far from the kids, [...]

Have you ever noticed how much art there is in public places?  I don’t mean billboards or architecture or graffiti (though those are all “art” in their own right), but I mean art that exists for its own sake.  It’s not trying to sell you anything; it doesn’t shelter you; it’s not a political message.  [...]

2012 travel kicks into high gear for me this week.  This year I’m determined to have a calm attitude while getting from point A to point B by remembering this one, basic fact: I’m not the center of the universe. I know, intellectually,  that the sun doesn’t circle around me, but sometimes my attitude says [...]

Our kids have outgrown almost all restaurant “kid” menus.  The word puzzles are too basic;  the characters on the menu seem too tired; the mazes don’t hold their attention; and tic-tac-toe always ends in a tie. The upside of this “post-coloring sheet” development means that our short people are much more likely to engage in [...]

I’m trying to think of how I can make a video like this using my business trips to the same dozen places as a background.  Maybe I’ll just walk through the assorted concourses.  Or perhaps I’ll film my wait in taxi lines in different cities.  I don’t check luggage, so there’s not an angle there.  [...]